Clinician - Bilingual - Spanish/English - JOR

NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCATE PROGRAM • Greenville, SC

6d • $60,000 - $75,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinician for La Jornada supports the emotional wellness of children and youth and helps them achieve positive outcomes. Working with children, youth, foster parents, and community partners, the Clinician provides assessments, counseling, advocacy, mental health stabilization, and support toward unification with a sponsor family and safe, successful living in the community. The position provides child-facing services on-site and may also provide community-based services. It requires fluent English and Spanish, flexibility for non-traditional hours and possible on-call duties, and frequent travel, including possible out-of-state trips to reunify youth with families.

Requirements

• Master’s or doctorate degree from an accredited program, university, or college in psychology, social work, counseling, marriage and family counseling, or another behavioral discipline requiring clinical experience.
• Must be licensed or eligible for licensure. Non-licensed staff must actively work toward licensure while employed and obtain licensure within three years of employment.
• Fluent in both English and Spanish.
• Proficient with desktop and laptop computers, internet search, people-management programs, smartphones, tablets, printers, fax machines, photocopiers, and word-processing, spreadsheet, and database software.
• Willingness to work flexible and non-traditional hours, with possible on-call nights and weekends.
• Ability to organize, navigate, and physically escort youth to travel destinations, potentially including airlines, trains, and buses.
• Able to travel, including out-of-state trips, up to 25%–30% to reunify youth with families.
• Minimum automobile insurance coverage of $100,000/$300,000 bodily liability coverage.
• At least 21 years of age, with a valid state driver’s license, reliable personal vehicle, and good driving record.
• Follow ORR, CDC, and state COVID-19-related protocols.
• Flexible and responsive to youth, foster caregivers, system partners, and internal and external stakeholders.
• Able to meet physical demands including manual dexterity and tactile, visual, and audio acuity; repetitive motion; prolonged sitting and standing; sustained visual and mental effort; occasional lifting up to 25 pounds, bending, pulling, and carrying; and frequent travel and driving while seated for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Perform work consistent with the National Youth Advocate Program’s mission, values, and philosophies.
• Collaborate with the cross-functional service team to provide trauma-informed mental health services, conduct required assessments, make referrals to mental health providers, and identify human trafficking concerns.
• Provide child-facing services on-site and maintain an active clinical caseload in accordance with program ratios and service-delivery thresholds.
• Conduct mental health assessments and provide ongoing individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, and family sessions as needed.
• Visit foster caregivers’ homes within established timeframes after a child’s admission, as needed.
• Monitor clients’ mental well-being and arrange appropriate services, including specialized services with community mental health providers.
• Complete required Risk, UC, Human Trafficking, RST, safety-plan, post-18 age-out, and other program assessments within expected timeframes.
• Provide consultation and documentation regarding clients’ functioning, mental health status, and treatment needs.
• Participate in staffing with the cross-functional team and stakeholders.
• Orient children in care.
• Travel as necessary to provide community-based services to and on behalf of youth and families in compliance with organizational, contract, and regulatory requirements.
• Complete required documentation and training in a timely manner and meet established productivity thresholds.
• Coordinate and monitor community services for youth and families, including medical, educational, psychological, and social services.
• Screen for human trafficking concerns and provide crisis intervention services.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Benefits

• 33 paid days off each year, including 11 holidays and 22 days of PTO.
• Healthcare benefits for employees and their families.
• Pet insurance with discounts and reimbursements.
• 401(k).
• Summer hours, including half-day Fridays and work-anniversary trips.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• Phone allowance.
• Student loan repayment assistance.
• CEUs and ongoing training and education.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level